Elizabeth Porter Birdsall
@epbirdsall.bsky.social
Writer, FR>EN translator, general nerd about town. Same username in various realname-y places.
Ughhh, I was there last week and it truly is. Good luck and godspeed!!!
December 8, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Ughhh, I was there last week and it truly is. Good luck and godspeed!!!
This particular Muppet inspired by a rag rug is a goosefish, which is not a kind of shark: www.snopes.com/fact-check/t... However, the tasseled wobbegong is a real kind of shark and is a Muppet inspired by the most terrifying leftovers at the back of the fridge <3 saveourseas.com/worldofshark...
Does This Pic Show a Real Animal Called a 'Carpet Shark'?
The so-called “carpet shark,” or tasseled wobbegong, is said to inhabit shallow coral reefs near northern Australia.
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December 7, 2025 at 6:21 AM
This particular Muppet inspired by a rag rug is a goosefish, which is not a kind of shark: www.snopes.com/fact-check/t... However, the tasseled wobbegong is a real kind of shark and is a Muppet inspired by the most terrifying leftovers at the back of the fridge <3 saveourseas.com/worldofshark...
I'm very proud of this story, which I've been calling my "shark selkie" story for ages, and I'm thrilled that it has a home, especially in such a fun anthology.
December 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I'm very proud of this story, which I've been calling my "shark selkie" story for ages, and I'm thrilled that it has a home, especially in such a fun anthology.
Congratulations!!
December 3, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Congratulations!!
lol I don't mind telling, but it's in French, so only useful to some here. It's Méduse, by Martine Desjardins. Really seemed like it might be a fun YA boarding school gothic id vortex thing for a while (though it's not marketed as YA) (and correctly, turns out) but alas it faceplants the landing imo
December 2, 2025 at 2:25 AM
lol I don't mind telling, but it's in French, so only useful to some here. It's Méduse, by Martine Desjardins. Really seemed like it might be a fun YA boarding school gothic id vortex thing for a while (though it's not marketed as YA) (and correctly, turns out) but alas it faceplants the landing imo
Yeah!! I was so bummed when we got the Big Reveal at maybe the 95% mark and it just landed like a dead fish
December 1, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Yeah!! I was so bummed when we got the Big Reveal at maybe the 95% mark and it just landed like a dead fish
Joining team "green is a hippo, blue is a (weird) cow!" However I did have to squint confusedly at the blue one for quite a while before I got there...
November 18, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Joining team "green is a hippo, blue is a (weird) cow!" However I did have to squint confusedly at the blue one for quite a while before I got there...
The Bird of the River (Kage Baker, standalone); whatever the nearest Mary Stewart is that I haven't reread in a while; A Little Princess (I know it has problems but I imprinted on it); The Dark is Rising or The Grey King; to mix it up with nonfiction, Ruth Goodman's The Domestic Revolution
October 22, 2025 at 3:56 AM
The Bird of the River (Kage Baker, standalone); whatever the nearest Mary Stewart is that I haven't reread in a while; A Little Princess (I know it has problems but I imprinted on it); The Dark is Rising or The Grey King; to mix it up with nonfiction, Ruth Goodman's The Domestic Revolution
perhaps even more!!!
(oh my GOD)
(oh my GOD)
October 22, 2025 at 3:53 AM
perhaps even more!!!
(oh my GOD)
(oh my GOD)
Made this soup last night and it was a hit: localkitchenblog.com/2012/09/25/1... (Added extra thyme and sage; used veggie broth so I also added umami seasoning and stirred in some blue cheese at the end, but I only like squash when it's super umami so ymmv. Chicken broth would address this anyway.)
October 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Made this soup last night and it was a hit: localkitchenblog.com/2012/09/25/1... (Added extra thyme and sage; used veggie broth so I also added umami seasoning and stirred in some blue cheese at the end, but I only like squash when it's super umami so ymmv. Chicken broth would address this anyway.)
Oh, marvelous! That looks like a great time even without the research angle, but an amazing find with it!
October 8, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Oh, marvelous! That looks like a great time even without the research angle, but an amazing find with it!
Just a genuine lifelong hero to me. May we all live even half as well.
October 1, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Just a genuine lifelong hero to me. May we all live even half as well.
And unlike many childhood role models, she was the real deal. Even up until right before her death she was a tireless advocate for conservation and animals and science, gracious and eloquent and compassionate and humble, constantly using her platform for good, always quietly but firmly herself.
October 1, 2025 at 9:49 PM
And unlike many childhood role models, she was the real deal. Even up until right before her death she was a tireless advocate for conservation and animals and science, gracious and eloquent and compassionate and humble, constantly using her platform for good, always quietly but firmly herself.